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to get the most from your time
and live a more productive, fulfilling life.

 

Blog 1

Secret 1:
Start with What You Control

Few would disagree that the talent/skill to manage your time is one of—if not THE—most critical skills to develop if you want to live a more productive, fulfilling life. Without the ability to manage your time there is too much to do; you'll feel like...

 

 

Blog 2

Secret 2:
Clarify & Stay Focused On Your Passion

In the last blog, I shared the two questions that has made my life so much simpler and can do the same for you: What do you really control? How do you get the most from it—what ever "it" is?

 

 

Blog 3

Secret 3: Connect The Only Thing You Control To Your Passion

Secret 3 is best explained by the story of 3 seekers. They were each looking for more from their time with little or no stress. Specifically, they each felt like their problem was...

 

 

Blog 4

Secret 4:
Focus Totally On Your Min

If you want to overcome having too much stress and frustration and accomplish more with increased satisfaction and happiness, building the Aligned Thinking™ Habit to use Secret 4 is key. It's simple, with proven hints to help....

 

 

Blog 5

Secret 5:
Motivate Your Life

When you focus to align every action to what you REALLY want, isn't that the quintessence of selfishness? Earlier in my life, I would say "Definitely, no doubt. It is very selfish." But 40 years of experience and interviews...have shown me how wrong I was...

 

 

Blog 6

Secret 6:
Turn Interruptions Into Opportunities

Interruptions can casue real stress and frustration! In my first blog post, I wrote that to get the most from your time, life and career, one of the critical talents you need to develop for yourself and all those you train or coach is time management....

 

 

Blog 7

Secret 7:
Avoid To Do List Frustration

The Best Time Management Tip I Know—Moving beyond the to-do list to the holding pen and priority list is the best time management tip I know—and that is after more than 40 years of experience with leaders in 160 Fortune 500 Companies....

 

 

Blog 8

Secret 8:
Use The Secrets As A System

Many people see the red rose as one of the most beautiful flowers and a symbol of love. As you can see in the picture above, the rose's beauty comes from the petals forming the system that is the rose. If the petals were not aligned...

 

 

Blog 9

Secret 9:
Imitate The Champions

High school basketball players all over the world look for an opportunity to be coached by Coach K. Why? Because they know that playing for an outstanding coach like coach Krzyzewski is the surest way to develop their full potential...

 

 

Blog 9 and a half

Secret 9½:
Practice Kaizen

At the end of the Second World War, "Made in Japan" was synonymous with "This is junk!" Today the most frequently purchased cars in the United States are Japanese...

 

 

Blog 10

The Young Couple And The
Secret Of The Crystal Marraige

This story is dedicated to my children Ray, Eric, Alanna, Jamie, and Tammy. This is built on insights that have greatly added to our happiness...

 

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